There are not too many crazy changes in WoW Cataclysm for Death Knights. Gone are the days where Death Knights could use any tree to tank. You now have to spec blood if you want to tank. Other than that there are some new spells, talents, etc…
New Spells
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Outbreak (81)
Outbreak infects the target with both Frost Fever and Blood Plague at no rune cost. This ability allows Death Knights to apply diseases quickly when they are switching targets or when their diseases have been dispelled. -
Necrotic Strike (83)
Necrotic Strike is a new attack that deals weapon damage and applies a debuff that absorbs an amount of healing based on the damage done. For context, imagine that the Death Knight can choose between doing 8,000 damage outright with a certain ability, or dealing 6,000 damage and absorbing 4,000 points in incoming heals with Necrotic Strike — the burst is smaller, but a larger overall amount of healing would be required to bring the target back to full health. This ability is meant to bring back some of the old flavor from when Death Knights could dispel heal-over-time (HoT) effects. It also gives the class a bit more PvP utility without simply replicating a Mortal Strike-style effect. -
Dark Simulacrum (85)
The Death Knight strikes a target, applying a debuff that allows the Death Knight to copy the opponent’s next spell cast and unleash it. Unlike Spell Reflection, Dark Simulacrum does not cancel the incoming spell. In general, if you can’t reflect an ability, you won’t be able to copy it either.
Mechanic Changes
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Death Knights no longer have multiple trees for tanking, Blood is now the defacto tanking tree.
Specialization
Blood
A dark guardian who manipulates and corrupts life energy to sustain himself/herself in the face of an enemy onslaught.
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Active Ability: Heart Strike
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Passive Bonus: Vengeance
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Passive Bonus: Veteran of the Third War
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Passive Bonus: Blood Rites
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Frost
An icy harbinger of doom, channeling runic power and delivering rapid weapon strikes.
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Active Ability: Frost Strike
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Passive Bonus: Icy Talons
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Passive Bonus: Blood of the North
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Unholy
A master of death and decay, spreading infection and controlling undead minions to do his/her bidding
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Active Ability: Scourge Strike
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Passive Bonus: Master of Ghouls
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Passive Bonus: Reaping
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Passive Bonus: Unholy Might
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